Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th October 1822 – Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2th October 1263 – The Battle of Largs, in which the Kings

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 23rd September 1890 – The President of the Church of Latter-day Saints

Note: In this article I will be using the terms “West” and “Free World” interchangeably. These are very loaded terms, so here is what I

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd September 1864 – American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19th August 1612 – The ‘Samlesbury witches’, three women from the Lancashire

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 13th August 1961 – Cold War: East Germany closes the border between

One of the best political insights I’ve ever heard, that on reflection is quite obvious, is that people are extremely vulnerable to the “silver bullet”

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th August 1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 23rd July 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car